Mai, 2008

Anti-Roma violence in Italy

In May, several Roma settlements near Naples were attacked and set on fire by residents from neighbouring communities following reports of a Roma teenager allegedly having attempted to kidnap a child. Hundreds of Roma are reported to have fled their settlements for fear of further attacks or have been relocated by the authorities for security […]

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Global Women Summit 2008: Women and Asia- Driving the Global Economy

The 2008 Global Summit of Women explores two of the major forces that will impact the 21st century global marketplace – Women and the Asia-Pacific economies. What women can do to access those markets and what we can learn from the women business leaders from the region will form the frame of this global gathering.

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European petition for a new European Directive to outlaw discrimination

This campaign is promoting a Europe-wide petition for a new European Directive to outlaw discrimination. The main aim of this directive is to ban discrimination in access to goods and services on grounds of disability, age, sexual orientation and religion or belief – areas not currently covered in the EU anti-discrimination directives of many EU […]

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New European-wide Website: LabforCulture

LabforCulture develops innovative approaches, tools and technologies to strengthen, stimulate and facilitate cultural collaboration across geographic, cultural and imaginative borders. The platform is an autonomous project and hosted by the European Cultural Foundation (ECF) in Amsterdam. Evidence showed that information on cultural cooperation across borders was difficult to access. Research carried out by the European […]

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Recent survey by the Ethnic Minority Foundation on discrimination of university graduates

A recent survey conducted by the Ethnic Minority Foundation found out that almost nine in 10 recent university graduates have experienced some kind of discrimination at work. The findings of the report were also supported by another survey, this time conducted by Milkround.com, which interviewed 200 graduates and found that 86% had faced some form […]

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Diversity Truck: ‘For Diversity. Against Discrimination’ campaign in 2008

In 2008, the ‘For Diversity. Against Discrimination’ campaign will continue to raise awareness of discrimination and the legislation which exists to combat it, as well as to promote the benefits of Diversity across the EU. The popular ‘For Diversity. Against Discrimination’ Truck returns in 2008. The tour, set to launch in June, will visit ten […]

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EYID: EU-Quality

The main objective of this project (which recently received several best practice awards for its equality project KLARA) is to develop a European society of equal chances for both genders, using a network of 42 member associations. The project investigates on how women perceive the EU, in particular in the fields of gender equality and […]

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Procter and Gamble: Diverse workforce accesses diverse clients

Competitive advantage is gained by accessing diverse customers through a diverse workforce, according to Procter & Gamble’s UK and Ireland HR director, Madalyn Brooks. The reason behind the success of its product choices are down to “diversity driving those insights that help us to get to where the consumers are”.

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